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Table 3 Use of targeted wage subsidies by use of other labor market programs and cooperation with FEA, column percentages of the establishments

From: Which firms use targeted wage subsidies? An empirical note for GermanyWelche Betriebe nutzen Eingliederungszuschüsse in Deutschland?

Dependent variable: Use of wage subsidies in previous year

2003

2005

2007

2009

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Recruitment subsidy for new firms

0

2

0

1

    

Training measures for the unemployed

    

1

9

0

6

Job-creation measures

1

5

1

4

1

6

0

4

Structural adjustment measures

1

3

0

3

    

One-Euro-jobs

  

2

6

2

8

1

9

Work opportunities (wage variant)

      

0

3

Wage subsidy for the severely hard-to-place

      

1

6

Youth program (Jugendsofortprogramm)

1

5

0

3

    

Support vocational training

1

2

1

4

1

5

  

Internships for work preparation

    

5

17

3

8

Entry-level training for young people

    

1

5

1

4

Vocational training bonus

      

0

3

Part time retirement

1

5

2

5

3

14

3

13

Other measures

4

12

2

8

1

8

1

8

No subsidy

92

0

94

0

91

0

94

0

Vacancies reported to FEA

3

12

2

12

5

15

4

13

Proportion of reported vacancies

42

62

38

65

40

53

43

54

Number in thousands

2013

102

1954

67

1895

96

1932

86

  1. IAB Establishment Panel, weighted data. If different percentages are displayed for the two groups of establishments, the differences are always highly significant. Other measures: Work not welfare (Arbeit statt Sozialhilfe), employment assistance for the long-term unemployed, structural adjustment measures for business enterprises in eastern Germany, occupational rehabilitation measures for disabled workers, further training subsidies